Alexander James Dragt

Background

Dragt, Alexander James was born on April 7, 1936 in Lafayette, Indiana, United States. Son of Gerrit and Beulah (Westra) Dragt.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Calvin College, 1958; Doctor of Philosophy in Physics (National Science Foundation fellow), University of California, Berkeley, 1964.

Career

Senior scientist, Lockheed Missiles & Space Corporation, Palo Alto, California, 1961-1962; staff scientist, Aerospace Corporation, Los Angeles, 1963; member, Institute Advanced Study, Princeton, New Jersey, 1963-1965; assistant professor physics, U. Maryland., 1965-1968; associate professor, U. Maryland., 1968-1974; professor, U. Maryland., since 1974; department chairman physics and astronomy, U. Maryland., 1975-1978. Member visiting staff Los Alamos Science Laboratory, 1978-1979, consultant, 1979— visiting professor Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., 1984. Member visiting staff Tex Accelerator Center, 1984.

Guest scientist Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, 1985, consultant, since 1985.

Achievements

• Alexander James Dragt has been listed as a noteworthy Physicist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Physical Society. Member American Geophysical Union, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Mathematics Society.

Connections

Married Lavonne Ann Wolters, November 28, 1957. Children: Alison Ann, Alexander James, William David.

Father:

Gerrit Dragt

Mother:

Beulah (Westra) Dragt

Spouse:

Lavonne Ann Wolters

child:

Alexander James Dragt

child:

Alison Ann Dragt

child:

William David Dragt